Giselle stepped out of one of the cubicles. Ruby heaved a sigh of relief.
“Are you okay?" Giselle asked with concern. “You look peaky. Why don't you have a sip of brandy? There's always some in the dressing room."
Ruby pulled herself together very quickly. “I will pass on that. I'll be okay now," she said firmly, before returning to the dressing room.
The audience was full of strangers, but here and there Ruby saw people who in a way, resembled some folks back in her village. This made her feel at home with the crowd. So she imagined herself back at home, on the beach, singing to the waves of the ocean.
The group sang in various cities for months on end, but Paris was their home base.
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During the ninth month of her stay in France, Ruby met with a group of singers who were singing
